Voters in central Tennessee went to the polls for a special election that's considered a bellwether for which party controls the U.S. House in next year's midterms.

Republican Matt Van Epps avoided an upset and won Tennessee's 7th Congressional District. What does this mean for President Donald Trump and the GOP?

Republican Matt Van Epps has won the special election for Tennessee’s 7th District, keeping the deep-red seat in party hands.

Republican Matt Van Epps won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a U.S. House seat Tuesday, maintaining his party’s grip on the conservative district with help from President Donald Trump.

The margin of victory was smaller than in past GOP wins in the heavily red district and helped underscore unease among Republicans about voter sentiment ahead of the 2026 midterms. The contest was to fill the seat vacated by Rep.

Republican Matt Van Epps will win the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats as they were on track to over-perform in a normally deep-red district.

Republican Matt Van Epps has won a hotly contested special election for a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, NBC News projects, seeing off a Democratic challenge for the longtime GOP district